Freight-car-door holder



- (No Model.)

'S.E.HENRY. FREIGHT GAR DOOR HOLDER.

Patented Dec. 18, ,1888...

Witnesses.

Lilhughphen Washinglnn. D, c.

UNITED STATES V ATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL E. HENRY, OF IIUNIINGDON, PENNSYiiVANlA.

FRElGHT-CAR-DOOR HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 394,924, dated December 18, 1888.

Application filed August 8, 1888. Serial No. 282,217. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL E. HENRY, a citizen of the United States, residing atlluntingdon, in the county of Hun tingdon and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Freight Car- Door Holders; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The special object of my invention is to fasten the sliding dooron the side of a freightcar easily, conveniently, and effectually.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a side elevation of a freight-car, showing the door made fast by my swing-bar; Fig. 2, a similar view showing the position of the swing-bar when the door has been opened.

In the drawings, A represents a car-side, in which slides the door B to the right when closing and to the left when opening. On one edge of the door I make the median notch I), inclining downwardly from one end to a shoulder, 1). On a bolt, 0, secured to the car-side I pivot my swing-bar D, which has the long slot ('1, and at right angles to one end thereof the short slot (7. liy this construction and arrangement of the swing-bar it is allowed to turn against the shoulder Z). The bolt C will then enter the short slot (1, so as to prevent the bar from moving backward, while the gravity of the bar will hold itagainst the shoulder Z). I may, however, use for that purpose a spring, E, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. By my invention the car-door is fastened so as not to be liable to come open by the jarring or shaking motion of the car, while it may nevertheless be quickly opened or closed.

Having thus described all thatis necessary to a full understanding of my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to protect by Letters Patent, is

The swing-bar I), having the right-angled slot (1 d, pivoted on a bolt, (7, at the side of a car, in combination with a sliding car-door having the notch Z) and shoulder l), as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SAM UEL -E. IIENRY.

Witnesses:

WM. P. ORBIsoN, R. R. BRYAN. 

